Does the Bible Teach Us to Love Ourselves?
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
4.8 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Episode 1207 | Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions.
Questions in this Episode
1. Has the church shifted its focus away from the Father too much?
2. What is Reformed theology?
3. Does the Bible teach us to love ourselves?
4. Should a church that marries gay couples be considered heretical?
5. Is praying the "Sinner's Prayer" what it takes to be saved?
6. Where can I go to learn more about the Holy Spirit?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Does the Bible teach us to love ourselves? |
| 0:08.7 | That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity. |
| 0:13.6 | Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer, along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, |
| 0:16.6 | and this is the radio program where we answer your questions about the Bible and the Christian life every day. |
| 0:22.7 | You can call us right now with your question. |
| 0:25.1 | Here's our phone number. |
| 0:26.0 | It's 833-3-3-4-3-2673. |
| 0:28.2 | That's 1-833-843-243-2673. |
| 0:32.5 | You can also leave us a voicemail any time at that number or feel free to email us at Questions at CoreCristianity.com. |
| 0:40.3 | Well, first up today, let's go to a voicemail from one of our callers that came in earlier this week. |
| 0:46.3 | My name is Ignacio. I believe in the Trinity with all my heart. |
| 0:50.3 | There are three individuals, but the three and one, I get all that. |
| 0:54.6 | But is it possible that we have muddled the Trinity to the point where, in a sense, maybe |
| 1:01.0 | we're neglecting God to Father, where we have shifted everything, even from the Holy Spirit, |
| 1:06.3 | to Jesus, even though they're the same one. |
| 1:08.9 | But I just, in my mind, I've been thinking, the more I read the scriptures I'm seeing, you know, Jesus says pray to my father. Jesus says this. And it's |
| 1:15.2 | almost like, have we diverted part of God's honor, if you will? It's a crazy question. I get it |
| 1:23.9 | all. But you'll figure it out. Thanks. |
| 1:29.3 | Hey, thanks for that question. Um, actually a really good question and I think part of the problem is we have abandoned |
| 1:35.6 | a lot of the Trinitarian language in our worship. |
| 1:39.1 | So for example, historically the church, um, in her creeds and in a number of different songs that Christians have sung for many, many years. |
| 1:47.0 | There's an emphasis on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. |
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